Daily Show Segment Rails On Absolute Absurdity Of Buying More Tanks

As a result, Americans in the military, retirees, and Medicare recipients will probably see cuts in their wages or benefits.

Meanwhile, Congress pushes for the purchase of 300 new tanks at a cost of $3 billion. General Ray Odierno, Chief of Staff of the Army, doesn't want the tanks. The Secretary of the Army, John McHugh, doesn't want the tanks

"We have 3,000 tanks sitting in a boneyard near Reno Nevada," said Army Maj. Gen. (ret.) Paul Eaton. "It's a jobs program in their eyes."

In fact, America hasn't seen major tank battles since the Persian Gulf War — but to call them "major" would be overstatement, in the Marine Corps battle of "73 Easting" the U.S. lost only one tank on its way to total victory.